Schools: Scerra pitches Marlborough baseball to third straight win

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Apr 10, 2014 at 10:00 PMApr 10, 2014 at 11:02 PM

Junior Kevin Scerra pitched a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and no walks as the Marlborough baseball team (3-0) scored early and often to topple visiting Quabbin 7-0 in a non-league game Thursday.

Junior Kevin Scerra pitched a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and no walks as the Marlborough baseball team (3-0) scored early and often to topple visiting Quabbin 7-0 in a non-league game Thursday.Chris Coppola had two hits, including a double, and scored twice, while Patrick Warren had two hits and knocked in a run. Matt Thall knocked in two runs and scored once.The Panthers scored three runs in the first inning and are off until hosting Westborough on Monday.WESTFORD ACADEMY 6, WESTBOROUGH 1: Senior Mike Power had two hits, a stolen base and a run scored and pitched a solid game before tiring in the sixth inning for Westborough (0-3) in a non-league loss to visiting Westford.Power singled in the fourth, stole second and scored the lone run for the Rangers on an infield error. Power also doubled.Power trailed just 3-1 and allowed two unearned runs after five innings.Junior left fielder Josh Tartaglia singled for the Rangers.ATTLEBORO 12, FRANKLIN 4: Nick Gallo went 2-for-3 with a double, walk, RBI, run scored and stole base for Franklin (1-2, all HL) in a Hockomock League loss to visiting Attleboro.Franklin starter Anthony Chaiton pitched a strong game for four inning before tiring in the fifth. The game was tied 1-1 before Attleboro broke it open with nine runs in the fifth.Andrew Parent had two hits and scored a run for Franklin.HOLLISTON 7, MEDWAY 5: Sophomore pitcher Andrew Keim went the distance, allowing two earned runs on five hits and struck out three, as Holliston (1-3, all TVL) picked up its first win of the season by taking down Tri-Valley League foe Medway (1-3, all TVL).Senior shortstop Matt Jeye went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and junior outfielder Anthony Cordani went 1-for-3 with an RBI of the Panthers. Senior catcher Tim Huffam went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Mustangs.HUDSON 10, ST. PETER-MARIAN 6: Junior third baseman Connor Bacon went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, three RBIs, and three runs, as Hudson opened its season by knocking off non-league opponent St. Peter-Marian.Senior outfielder Kenny Manero added two doubles and a pair of RBIs for the Hawks, who got a complete game effort from senior pitcher Pat Cadden.CANTON 2, MILFORD 1: Senior pitcher Garrett Handley gave up just one hit and struck out six in a complete game effort for Milford, but Canton plated a run in the bottom of the seventh to edge the Scarlet Hawks (2-2, all Hock) in Hockomock League play.Freshman outfielder Blake Hill went 2-for-3 with a double for Milford in the defeat.DEDHAM 12, FRAMINGHAM 6: Cam Klein, Marco Roffo, Julian Tamburro, and Nick Benoit all got three hits for Framingham, but the Flyers (1-2, all BSC) were doubled up by Bay State Conference opponent Dedham.

SoftballFRANKLIN 6, ATTLEBORO 2: Senior Elizabeth Criscione tossed a four-hitter with six strikeouts and freshman Olivia DiGiacomo went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Franklin (4-0, HL) in a Hockomock League win over visiting Attleboro.Sammie Rondeau went 2-for-4 including a two-run triple that sparked a four-run fourth inning for the Panthers. The game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the fourth.Alicia Donovan went 2-3 with two RBIs and DiGiacomo also had four assists at third base for Franklin.HOLLISTON 9, MEDWAY 7: Starting pitcher Nicole Arcese struck out 12 and allowed five earned runs and also had two hits and three RBIs as Holliston (1-4, 1-3 TVL) held off Medway in a Tri-Valley League game.Heather Leger went 3-for-4 with two runs, and leadoff hitter Alaina Fierro had a hit and scored two runs for Holliston, which led 8-4 before Medway scored three runs in the sixth.For Medway, Maura Marchese went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Casey Sheehan went 2-4 and scored three runs.DEDHAM 6. FRAMINGHAM 4: Senior pitcher Jess Proia allowed just two earned runs on five hits while striking out 13, but Framingham (2-1, all BSC) dropped a Bay State Conference tilt to Dedham.Proia also went 1-for-3 at the plate. Sophomore outfielder Shania Bigler provided three of the Flyers' four runs with a three-run homer and junior third baseman Taylor Hogan went 1-for-3 with a run scored.

MARLBOROUGH 9, QUABBIN 8: Kim Konar hit a game-winning 2-run single with two outs in the fifth inning as Marlborough (2-0) rallied from a five-run deficit and held on to defeat visiting Quabbin in a non-league matchup.

Victoria Petrie went 4-for-4 with three runs scored, and Renee LaPorte went 3-3 with a run and an RBI for Marlborough, which trailed 8-3 after four innings. The Panthers scored six runs in the fifth.

Boys TennisWESTBOROUGH 4, ST. JOHN'S (S) 1: In a non-league showdown of perennial CMass powers, first singles Sumukh Pathi, second singles Alan Dubrovsky and third singles Nate Lookwhy won their matches in straight sets as Westborough (4-0) defeated visiting St. John's of Shrewsbury.Ben Czech and Kishore Rao won 7-5, 6-0 at second doubles for Westborough, which avenged a 5-0 loss to St. John's in last spring's Division 1 Central final. St. John's finished as the Div. 1 state runner-up to BC High last year.NATICK 4, ASHLAND 1: Ryan Ward won at third singles by scores of 6-4, 6-4, as Natick (2-0) took care of non-league foe Ashland (2-3).Ryder Babik and Scott Pease won at first doubles 6-2, 6-3 and Kai Pelchen took second singles 6-0, 6-0 for the Redhawks.Freshman Max Freeman was the Clockers' lone winner, taking first singles 6-0, 6-0.MILFORD 4, CANTON 1: Milford's first doubles team of Brian Burley and Tommy DeWolfe earned a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) victory and Carlos Chong won 6-2, 6-3 at second singles, as the Scarlet Hawks (1-4, Hock) knocked off Hockomock League foe Canton.Also winning for Milford were Maurice Kimba at third singles (6-2, 6-0) and its second doubles team of Peter Bae and Matt Gross (6-4, 6-1).BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE 5, LEICESTER 0: Juniors Tyler Kent and Andy Lussier won 6-2, 6-3 at second doubles, as visiting Blackstone-Millville (3-2) swept non-league opponent Leicester.Other winners for the Chargers included junior Tyler Brabham at third singles (6-3, 6-3) and classmate Jack Quitzau at second singles (6-0, 6-0).WESTWOOD 3, HOLLISTON 2: Junior Mitchell Coburn won 6-3, 6-4 at first singles for Holliston (1-2, all TVL), but Westwood's second doubles team knocked off the Panthers pair of seniors Jack Boyd and Ryan Moser to grab a Tri-Valley League victory.Also winning for Holliston was freshman Shane O'Neil, who took third singles 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).

Girls TennisFRANKLIN 4, ATTLEBORO 1: Freshman Hannah Sweeney won at first singles 6-0, 6-0, as Franklin (2-2, all Hockomock) took a league match at Attleboro.Panthers sophomore Anna Humphreys won at second singles, 6-1, 6-0, and the first doubles team of Kaitlin Marr/Kaitlin Davenport (6-0, 6-2) and the second doubles team of Sara Mahoney/Halie Love (6-1, 6-0) also came away victorious.NATICK 4, ASHLAND 1: Sophomore Eliza Kruczynski won 6-4, 6-4 at first singles and freshman Erika Kjersgard won 6-0, 6-3 at second singles to lead Natick (2-0) past non-league opponent Ashland.Senior Jenna Davidson took third singles 6-4, 6-2 for the Redhawks. Winning for the Clockers was their second doubles team of Angie Faneuff and Justine Pitt (6-2, 4-6, 7-5).CANTON 3, MILFORD 2: Juniors Kim Hays and Rachel Nolan won at second doubles 6-1, 6-0 for Milford, but Canton pulled out a win at third singles to come away with the Hockomock League victory over the Scarlet Hawks (1-4, Hock).Also winning for Milford was senior Taylor Williams, who took second singles by scores of 6-4, 0-6, 6-1.LEICESTER 4, BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE 1: Sophomore Erin DeWolfe won at third singles 3-6, 3-2 (retired), but visiting Blackstone-Millville (0-3) dropped a non-league match to Leicester.Jessi Farrell played well at second singles for the Chargers despite falling 3-6, 6-7 (1-7).

Boys TrackWESTBOROUGH 102, GROTON-DUNSTABLE 43: Senior Jack Chuma was a triple-winner for Westborough (2-1, 2-0 Midland B), placing first in the pole vault (13'0), 110-meter hurdles (16.5) and 400 hurdles (61.0) as the Rangers cruised past Groton-Dunstable in a league meet.Kurtis Sciba won the discus (106-0) and shot put (36-6) for the Rangers.ASSABET 55, ST. MARY'S (WORCESTER) 31: Freshman Austin Grimm placed first in the triple jump (34-3) and the 800 (2:44.0) to lead Assabet (1-2) past non-league opponent St. Mary's (Worcester).Sophomore Angel Moran also won two events for the Aztecs, taking the long jump (18-1 ½) and the 400 (61.8).NORTH ATTLEBORO 86, FRANKLIN 50: Senior Cody Williamson won the 400 hurdles in 60.2 and the 110 hurdles in 16.2, but visiting Franklin (0-2, Hock) dropped a Hockomock League meet to North Attleboro.Other winners for the Panthers were fellow senior Pat Milne in the 200 (23.8) and classmate Jack Riedel in the shot put (46-0).

Girls TrackMONTY TECH 70, KEEFE TECH 66: Karina Gonzalez won the javelin (88 feet, 4 inches), the 100 meters (13.4 seconds) and was part of the winning 4x100 relay team in Keefe Tech's season-opening loss to Monty Tech at Ashland High.Agamin Carrasquillo won the long jump (14-4) and the 400 meters (75.2) for the Broncos, who face Main South on Monday.ASSABET 57, ST. MARY'S (WORCESTER) 11: Junior Michaela Borrison won the shot put with a toss of 19-5 and the javelin with a throw of 61-2, as Assabet (1-2) cruised past non-league foe St. Mary's (Worcester).Classmate Destony Powell took the triple jump with a leap of 29-6 and freshman Delaney Spring won the 400 in 81.5.FRANKLIN 70, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 66: Junior Elaina Rebello took the 400 meters (1:00.8) and was part of the winning 4x400 team (4:18.7) as Franklin (1-1 overall, Hockomock) won at league foe North Attleborough.Beth Neal, Meghan Doherty and Erin Conley were also part of the winning relay.Also winning for the Panthers were Neal (triple jump, 33-6.5), sophomore Brittany Robinson (400 hurdles, 1:11.4), freshman Sarah Miller (mile, 5:40.5), senior Carly Burgess (100 hurdles, 18.3), sophomore Carly Rondeau (2-mile, 12:39.8), and Aubree Ronan (long jump, 14-7).